Composition and method for weight loss

Abstract

A weight loss composition consisting of 1 to 10 weight parts of L-hydroxy citric acid and 1 to 10 weight parts of L-carnitine tartrate as active components, and pharmaceutically or food-acceptable carrier is disclosed. The present composition can be made to tablet, capsule, oral juice or chewing gum which shows great effect of weight loss.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a certain composition for weight loss. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a weight loss method, comprising administering to a subject in need of weight loss an effective amount of the composition.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1.2 billion adults overweight—at least 300 million of them clinically obese—and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Obesity and being overweight pose a major risk for serious diet-related chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. The health consequences range from increased risk of premature death, to serious chronic conditions that reduce the overall quality of life. Thus, a great of efforts have been made on the research of scientific prevention and treatment of obesity.[0003]Conventionally commer...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]The present invention omits the asiaticosides described in the application no. 200610036736.X, filed on Jul. 28, 2006. The active components of the present composition only consist of L-hydroxy citric acid and L-carnitine tartrate. As confirmed by experiments, it is surprise to find that the weight loss product of the present invention has a very high efficiency of weight loss. Also, the price of the commercial asiaticosides is extremely high (about 335 USD / 1 kg) and thus the price of compositions comprising this component will be correspondingly high. Therefore, few people can afford it and thus will limit the distribution of the product. The present composition does not comprise asiaticosides, and as proved by the experiments in the embodiments below, remains significant effect of weight loss. The compositions of the present invention are of high efficiency, cost effective, relatively safe and free of side effects and most importantly can be widely used by people of different consumption level.

[0023](3) serving as a low energy organic compound and reacting with acetyl CoA to form acetyl carnitine, which will transfer excess lactic acid out of cells and thus avoids acid poisoning in the cells;

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Therefore, few people can afford it and thus will limit the distribution of the product.